92 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >SEPT18-24 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 The NYFAC Foundation, which works to help people with autism, is hosting its fi rst annual Texas Hold ‘em tournament. Buy-in is a $200 donation and the top fi ve players will be awarded prizes. Space is limited to 99 players. Sign up at NYFACFoundation.org/ holdem or by calling Tonia N. Cimino, director of development, at 347-566- 3122 ext. 305. 164-14 Cross Bay Blvd. Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is hosting a job fair at the new YMCA in Arverne by the Sea from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Businesses that have confi rmed participation include AARP, NYC Board of Elections, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security/ TSA, Duane Reade, the city fi re and police departments, the state police department, the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, New York Life Insurance, Primerica Financial Services New York, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and Sunnyside Citywide Home Care. Interested applicants should bring multiple copies of their resumes. 207 Beach 73rd St. Wheelchair softball teams will compete in the 14th Annual Major League Wheelchair Softball Tournament at Citi Field Parking Lot. The teams are sponsored by major league franchises including the New York Mets. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. and is expected to run till 5 p.m. 123-01 Roosevelt Ave. The Queens Library is screening “Saving Mr. Banks” at 1:30 p.m. at its Windsor Park location. The Academy Award-nominated movie tells the story of Walt Disney and Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers. It stars Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell. 79-50 Bell Blvd. Take a trip into the past as historian Ron Marzlock discusses photographs from the two World’s Fairs at 4 p.m. It has something for both the old and the young—the Baby Boomers can go down memory lane while the younger generation can see what the older generation had envisioned today to look like. Queens Library, 249-01 Northern Blvd. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 The American Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile Care Clinic is offering no-cost digital mammograms from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Women who wish to avail themselves of this screening should be current New York City residents and should not have had a mammogram in the past 12 months. They should either be aged 40 and older with health insurance or aged 50 and older without health insurance. No co-pays required. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling 877-628-9090. 122-05 Smith St. It is the fall equinox and starting 11:45 a.m., the Genesis Tree of Life Yoga and Wellness Center is organizing a two-hour kundalini yoga workshop. It will include group meditation, asanas, movement and breath work. Fee $21. Pre-registration is preferred. Enroll at www.genesistreeofl ife.com. 102-02/06 Metropolitan Ave. (lower level). Legendary singer Darlene Love will perform at a concert at 8 p.m. at Queensborough Community College. Love, who rose to fame in the ‘60s, is best known for the song “He’s A Rebel” and other songs she sang for producer Phil Spector. Tickets $55 and $45. 222-05 56th Ave. Colombian music comes to Sunnyside, thanks to the band Folklore Urbano. The band, led by Pablo Mayor, will celebrate the history and culture of Colombia through traditional music. 3 p.m. Queens Library, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue. The Villalobos Brothers will redefi ne Latin music at the Queens Library’s Flushing location at 4 p.m. The trio ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK TIBETAN ART EXHIBIT The opening reception of “Anonymous,” an exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4 p.m. at the Queens Museum’s New York City Building. The exhibition explores how Tibetan art is changing from the traditional culture which did not support artistic self-expression to contemporary art, which values innovation and novelty and encourages artists to sign their names on their work.
QC09182014
To see the actual publication please follow the link above